When is the chill in Beaufort County letting up? Here’s what to expect this week
While South Carolina wasn’t hit with standstill blizzard conditions or iced-over roads like other parts of the nation, the past few days of bitter cold and even more biting wind chill have been brutal.
Holiday flights were delayed or canceled. A gale watch and wind advisory set in Thursday and let up Christmas morning. Collectively, in Jasper and Beaufort counties, thousands were without power.
And maybe a disappointment for some, but as predicted, a White Christmas wasn’t in sight. Though, according to poweroutage.us, nearly all outages in the Lowcountry had been rectified by Christmas morning.
Beginning midweek, the Lowcountry will be out of its winter slump — just in time for a warmer New Year’s Eve.
Temperatures aren’t predicted to drop below-freezing in Beaufort County starting Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. But ringing in the holiday may not come with the clear skies you wished for.
A look forward
Christmas night: Low around 22.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 46. Low 28.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high around 50. Low 31.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 55. Low 39.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high around 63. Low 48.
Friday: 20% chance of rain during the day. High near 67, with a 50% change of shower in the evening. Low 57.
New Year’s Eve: Chance of rain 70%, with a high around 69.
